Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley, The Wise, feudal baron of Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England, was a peer, soldier and diplomat. His epithet, and that of each previous and subsequent head of his family, was coined by John Smyth of Nibley (d.1641), steward of the Berkeley estates, the biographer of the family and author of "Lives of the Berkeleys".

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Occupation: diplomat
Born: 1245
Died: July 23, 1321

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Joan de Ferrersspouse Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeleychild James Berkeleychild Thomas de Berkeleychild John de Berkeleychild Isabel de Berkeleychild Margaret de Berkeleychild Alice Berkeleychild Maurice de Berkeleyfather Isabel FitzRoymother

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Occupation: diplomat
Born: 1245
Died: July 23, 1321

Family